Disrespectful to the authors and their beloved story
We were continuously told how the director was keeping the original message of the story and how it had been respected, but that isn't found at all in this "adaptation". It's fine to change some things especially in cases of adapting animated or fantasy stories to real life but its another to completely rewrite it and then arrogantly call it an adaption.For example, adding guns (the most useless weapons in the original story basically) was something quite a few, including myself, were willing to see how if it had been added in a arguably reasonable manner. Or to tell us certain character won't make an appearence (even if they were supposed to and not because they're simply character from way later in the story) is again alright. Why? Because maybe the director/script writers believed they deserved a more befitting entrance or something along those lines, and at least they'll still be in the story, with the same impact/backstory just at a slightly different time. However to then act as though Yoo Joonghyuk is a side character is beyond crazy. It shows us readers how you missed the point of his character, the importance and impact he had on Kim Dokja. Honestly, its not just that but to also completely change who the other character fundamentally are or undermine their connections with each other is distateful as well. Its now also incredibly evident this occurred, thanks to actor Lee Minho's recent interview highlighting how he wasn't aware of Joonghyuk and Jihye's connection.
I'll only briefly mention this point as its related to the previous on but its so incredibly misogynistic to have reduced Yoo Sangha, someone who stood against harmful stereotypes about women, to a healer out of all the possibilities in a fictional story ever. Better yet she could have been left just as she was, especially when you take into account that Lee Jihye was allowed to remain strong. When you consider that, it just doesn’t make much sense as to why she had to changed. Although, if I didn't know any better, I'd guess there must be some sort of "limit" to how many strong and capable women you can have as part of the MC's, according to this director.
Like you might as well, come up to each and every one of us to tell us you're a terrible director who cannot be entrusted with adapting a story that's finished already. Let alone being entrusted to write a new one because you aren't imaginative nor creative. Like I truly don't know how someone so unskilled and incapable has been granted such an opportunity.
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